Gymmin' Miel!

Alexandra Raisman of Brestyan's American Gymnastics took out the Senior All Around title with a formidable score of 60.350. Kyla Ross of Gym-Max Gymnastics was second with Kennedy Baker of Texas Dreams Gymnastics coming third. McKayla Maroney of All Olympia Gymnastics Center took out the Vault title with an average of 15.850 - and in fact was the only Senior to do two vaults. Gabrielle Douglas of Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute took out the Uneven Bars title over Ross and WOGA's Rebecca Bross. Jordyn Wieber of Gedderts' Twistars USA and Raisman tied for the Balance Beam title, with Great American Gymnastics Express' Sarah Finnegan and WOGA's Nastia Liukin tying for third. Raisman also took the Floor Exercise title with Finnegan coming second and tying for third were Douglas and Dynamic Gymnastics' Sabrina Vega. So from the field competing in Chicago, it seems the gymnasts who are not advancing to VISA Champs are Seniors Chellsie Memmel (M&M Gymnastics) and Casey Jo Magee (Capital Gymnastics) and Juniors Taylor Lawson of Parkettes National Training Center, Taylor Krippner of Cypress Academy of Gymnastics and Macy Toronjo of Texas Dreams who did not compete at the Classic. Nia Dennis of Buckeye Gymnastics was announced as a qualifier to Nationals even though she did not compete at the Secret Classic.

For the Juniors, Simone Biles of Bannon's Gymnastics took out the Junior All Around title over Madison Desch of Great American Gymnastics Express and third place finisher Amelia Hundley of Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy. Biles scored the highest mark of the day on Vault with a 16.050 with Desch scoring a 14.700 and Hundley 14.350 for the second and third top marks on the Vault. Katelyn Ohashi of WOGA scored a 14.950 for the top mark on the Uneven Bars with Polina Shchennikova of TIGAR coming second on the event with Ariana Guerra of Texas Dreams and Hundley tying for third. Desch topped the Balance Beam ranking with Hundley in second and tying for third were Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy's Lexie Priessman and Veronica Hults of Texas Dreams. Priessman rocked the Floor Exercise with Biles and Desch rounding out the top three on the event.

RESULTS:
SENIOR:

1. Alexandra Raisman (Brestyan's) (15.650, 14.350, 15.000, 15.350) 60.350
2. Kyla Ross (Gym-Max) (15.300, 15.450, 14.700, 14.350) 59.800
3. Kennedy Baker (Texas Dreams) (13.900, 14.600, 14.350, 13.950) 56.800
4. Sabrina Vega (Dynamic) (14.100, 14.000, 13.450, 14.850) 56.400
5. Elizabeth Price (Parkettes) (15.650, 14.800, 12.250, 12.750) 55.450
6. Brandie Jay (GK) (14.550, 14.350, 12.450, 13.650) 55.000
7. Brianna Brown (Cincinnati) (13.650, 13.750, 13.250, 13.400) 54.050
8. Anna Li (Legacy Elite) (13.600, 14.150, 13.900, 11.850) 53.500
9. Mackenzie Brannan (Capital) (13.450, 14.000, 13.150, 12.700) 53.300
10. Amanda Jetter (Cincinnati) (12.800, 13.850, 12.950, 13.500) 53.100
11. Grace McLaughlin (WOGA) (12.850, 13.500, 13.350, 12.950) 52.650
12. Abigail Milliet (Denton) (13.800, 11.750, 13.500, 12.600) 51.650
13. Gabrielle Douglas (Chow's) (0.000, 15.700, 14.400, 14.850) 44.950
14. Sarah Finnegan (GAGE) (0.000, 14.100, 14.900, 15.200) 44.200
15. Casey Jo Magee (Capital) (13.350, 13.200, 13.450, 0.000) 40.000
16. McKenzie Wofford (Zenith Elite) (13.350, 11.950, 14.500, 0.000) 39.800
17. McKayla Maroney (All Olympia) (16.100, 0.000, 13.800, 0.000) 29.900
18. Jordyn Wieber (Gedderts) (0.000, 14.250, 15.000, 0.000) 29.250
19. Rebecca Bross (WOGA) (0.000, 15.300, 13.200, 0.000) 28.500
20. Nastia Liukin (WOGA) (0.000, 0.000, 14.900, 0.000) 14.900
21. Chellsie Memmel (M&M) (0.000, 0.000, 11.950, 0.000) 11.950

And finally, I watched the live stream of the Senior competition. I really hate the whole competition will begin soon screen. Love WOGA's leotards. Seems to be a lot of pink in the arena. Not too keen on the white lines coming down from the collar on the WOGA ladies leotards though. Love Chellsie's leotard the black with the sparkles and pink upside down V on the top half. The blue leotard Gabby is wearing is divine, although not too keen on the different material down one sleeve. 

A stellar field of Juniors and Seniors will descend on the competition floor at the 2012 Secret U.S. Classic. The competition, which is being sponsored by Secret Clinical Strength Antiperspirant/Deodorant, will be held on the 26th of May at the University of Illinois - Chicago's campus Pavilion. The U.S. Challenge, will be held in conjunction with this competition on the 25th of May. The Secret Classic will see the Juniors in action from 11.30am and the Seniors taking to the floor at 5.00pm. All times are local. The U.S. Secret Classic is the final opportunity for the women to qualify to the VISA Championships. 

PARTICIPANTS AND DRAW:

SENIORS:

STARTING ON VAULT:

STARTING ON UNEVEN BARS:

• Anna Li (Legacy Elite)
• Brenna Dowell (Great American Gymnastic Express)
• Kennedy Baker (Texas Dreams)
• Sarah Finnegan (Great American Gymnastics Express)
• Gabrielle Douglas (Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute)
• Mykayla Skinner (Desert Lights Gymnastics)

• Kyla Ross (Gym-Max Gymnastics)
• Chellsie Memmel (M&M Gymnastics)
• Grace McLaughlin (WOGA)
• Rebecca Bross (WOGA)
• Casey Jo Magee (Unattached)
• Nastia Liukin (WOGA)

• Mackenzie Brannan (Capital Gymnastics)
• Amanda Jetter (Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy)
• Bridget Sloan (Sharp's Gymnastics)
• Brianna Brown (Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy)
• Alexandra Raisman (Brestyan's American Gymastics)
• Elizabeth Price (Parkettes National Training Center)

STARTING ON VAULT:

• Nicole Lehrmann (Capital Gymnastics)
• Katelyn Ohashi (WOGA)
• Amelia Hundley (Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy)
• Ashley Foss (North Stars Gymnastics Academy)
• Lexie Priessman (Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy)
• Alexis Beucler (Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy)
• Simone Biles (Bannon's Gymnastics)

• Shannon McNatt (Stars Gymnastics Training Center - Houston)
• Meredith Sylvia (Parkettes National Training Center)
• Taylor Lawson (Parkettes National Training Center)
• Lauren Hernandez (Monmouth Gymnastics)
• Jessica Wang (Winner's Academy)
• Lacy Dagen (San Mateo Gymnastics)
• Megan Skaggs (Gymnastics Academy of Atlanta) 

• Polina Shchennikova (TIGAR)
• Amanda Huang (Northwind Gymnastics)
• Madison Desch (Great American Gymnastics Express)
• Nia Dennis (Buckeye Gymnastics)
• Maggie Nichols (Twin City Twisters)
• Taylor Krippner (Cypress Academy of Gymnastics)

• Bailie Key (Texas Dreams)
• Veronica Hults (Texas Dreams)
• Ariana Guerra (Texas Dreams)
• Peyton Ernst (Texas Dreams)
• Macy Toronjo (Texas Dreams) 
• Ashton Kim (Texas Dreams)

STARTING ON VAULT:

• Charlise Doctor (Excalibur Gymnastics)
• Deanne Soza (Arete Gymnastics)
• Ragan Smith (Northwind Gymnastics)
• Kristin Politz (Rebound Gymnastics)